A Japanese womanwhich was officially recognized as the oldest man in the world, died April 19, at the age of 119announced today the local authorities.
Kane Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903 in Fukuoka (southeastern Japan). The Wright brothers made their first motorized flight that year, and Marie Curie became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize.
Kane Tanaka’s health was relatively good, until recently as well lived in a nursing home in her hometown. There she enjoyed playing board games, solving math problems, while having a weakness for soda and chocolate.
At a younger age, the Tanaka was engaged in trade, having taken over, among other things, a noodles shop. He married in 1922, gave birth to 4 children and adopted a fifth.
He was going to participate in her wheelchair in the torch relay at the 2021 Tokyo Olympicsbut refused because of the pandemic.
When the Guinness Book of Records awarded her in 2019 the title of the oldest living person in the world, she was asked what was the happiest moment in her life. She replied: “Now».
In her daily life, she woke up at 06.00 in the morning and devoted her afternoons to studying mathematics and practicing calligraphy.
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